The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-12
LABOR INTERESTS.
A Series of Interesting Rows In the New York
CanfraI T4ah IIninn.

"A Series of Interesting Rows In the New York
Central Labor Union.
NEW YORK, Sept lit had been the out
spoken intention of the building trades section
to assail the management of the Leader news
paper at the Central Labor Union meeting this
afternoon, and there was large attendance of
anti-Socialists IN consequence. The Socialists,
too. turned out largely, but they were out
numbered. There was fighting all through the
meeting The noise began when Eccentric En-
gineers. No. Z, named in their regular turn,
Fred Haler. Socialist, for chairman Objec-
tiou was at once made that the association named
was not in good standing. There
interesting row when the secretary decided the
point we'll taken, and more row when the appeal
from the decision was sustained by ID to AZ.
When something like peace was secured, the ale
and porter brewers named Haller and he took
the chair. saying he would conduct the proceed
ings impartially, and deprecating the introduc-
ton of politics. Messrs. Enrich. Social
ist and McKinn, anti-Socalist.
nominated for vice-cnalrman. McKinn
received SIS votes to Ernrichs So.
The committee appointed to adjust the differ
ences between the foundrymen and iron-mold-
ers reported that they could effect no settlement
The metal-workers thereupon moved to suspend
the molders, and there was another storm. 1t
took two hours to come to a vote this question,
many delegates wanted to be heard at once,
and at the end of that time the molders
suspended by seventy-four to sixty-six. The
rumpus Before this difficulty was set
tied it was time to adjourn.
New York Law the Walking Delegate.
New York Evening Post.
Judge German gave walking delegate some
information yesterday which seems to have
greatly surprised him. He had appeared in
court, extremely we'll dressed. to answer to a
charge of boycotting laborer named Hof, who
had been expelled from the American Carpen-
ters' and Jointers' Union. Wherever Hoff OBJ
tanned work the walking delegate. Farrell, ap-
peared and threatened the employer with a
strike or all his other hands unless Hoff was dis
charged. Hoff had him arrested for this
duct, and when the case stated to Judge
German, BE informed the walking delegate that
from the moment the Union expelled Hoff it
had TO authority over him whatever, adding:
You walking delegates must not prevent this
man from working where he can get 7mpioy
er, where he has one, and where he pleases to
toll. 1t is against the laws of this State for you
to prevent or attempt to prevent any man from
earning his own living peacsably in this State.
1t is intimidation for walking delegate to go to
employer and threaten TO deprive him of
hired laborers unless he will discharge a partcu-
lar workman. When YOU do that. you go ont
side ycur field. You are minding somebody
else's business"
The counsel for the walking delegate was so
alarmed by this view Of the law that he was
client 60 free condition that he did not repeat
the offense. and asked to have the case carried
to the Court of General Sessions. saying that If
the law was subjected to the strained interpre-
of labor organizations would be seriously i'm
paired. His will be carried up therefore,
and she walking delegate is certain to get all
the lignt that he wants upon the law, for moth
ing Is clearer or more firmly established by a
long line of decisions than that this strained
is the only sound one.